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Jason W. Dean

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Librarian + bibliographer. Associate Librarian, Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas. Website: https://www.jasonwdean.com/ Faculty Page: https://spencer.lib.ku.edu/people/jason-dean Newsletter: https://twohalfsheets.substack.com/

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 13h

Bonus: heirloom chiles. They are worth the drive.

Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 13h

Chimayo is a very spiritually "thin" place for me - dedicated to the Christ of Esquipulas and the Santo Nino de Atocha, with a well of holy dirt. Great food, and the only remaining defensive plaza in northern NM. And amazing hispano weavings!

Robyn @handcranked.bsky.social · 1d

If you like Jesus, snow cones, chiles, low riders, and art, have I got the place for you...

Chimayo, New Mexico

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#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography

A closed wooden stand that's haphazardly covered in hand-painted signs for Jesus, snow cones, chiles, art, and a low rider museum. There's a painting of Jesus just above a painting of a blue low rider. An American flag hangs next to Jesus.

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 14h

business time is over

Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 15h

Beginning an 11 item Welsh bound with…

Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 15h

I appreciate the lunar cycle joke built into this

Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 1d

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 1d

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Triumphant bore

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 1d

Books like this led me to one of my favorite secondary bibliographical resources, titled "Triumphant Bore" about the Brunel's Thames Tunnel. Love the little joke in that title...

University of Illinois RBML @illinoisrbml.bsky.social · 1d

What do you get when you cross a peepshow with a petite book? A peti-pshow!

A peepshow, or tunnel book, is a book format that spaces multiple illustrated leaves apart from one another to create an illusion of depth when viewed through a front opening.

A peepshow book depicting a conductor and an orchestra.

A peepshow book depicting people in a library.

A peepshow book depicting a whale in front of a ship.

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 2d

a man in a car with the words i gotta figure out how to make money on this thing below him

ALT: a man in a car with the words i gotta figure out how to make money on this thing below him

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 2d

men

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 3d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 2d

If you want to know more about me, here's a recent profile: blogs.lib.ku.edu/spencer/meet...

Kenneth Spencer Research Library Blog » Meet the KSRL Staff: Jason W. DeanBlog - Kenneth Spencer Research Library - KU Libraries

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 2d

And I am honored to be a member of the Grolier Club and the Association Internationale de Bibliophilie. I've got a wonderful partner in Aundi, and my two brothers ( @jamesdean595.bsky.social and Zach) are my best friends. I am glad you're here, too!

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 2d

I collect art, am a photographer, and have a personal book collection - of the Texas printer, Carl Hertzog: vimeo.com/877323957?sh...

Special Functions Lecture: Jason W. Dean on "Hertzog in the House of Grolier"

Monday, October 23, 2023. In his career of 61 years, Texas printer Carl Hertzog and his work earned numerous awards and wide recognition for his work, including…

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 2d

I am also fortunate to write a really fun monthly newsletter with my dear friend @sibyllacumae.bsky.social about books and bibliography and so much more. It's free! twohalfsheets.substack.com

Half Sheets to the Wind | Jason W. Dean | Substack

Half Sheets to the Wind is an occasional email newsletter by Rhiannon and Jason in which they share reflections of living life in the world of books, bibliography, and the rare book market. Click to r...

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 2d

I also work (with Nick Wilding) on Galileo's "Sidereus Nuncius" - this is a much longer term project (more in the middle future), but here's a fun talk we did about the book: youtu.be/0pkJVR_C7XU?...

Conversing with the Starry Messenger

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 2d

Since I'm, faculty, I also undertake scholarly work. Right now, that means working on a census and description of Flamsteed's "Historia Coelestis" of 1712, with my collaborator @hillemmalouise.bsky.social , and you can learn more about that here: youtu.be/Hn6FeZ2UlZo?...

After Hours with Flamsteed's Burned Star Atlas

YouTube video by Linda Hall Library

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 2d

Specifically, I work at the Spencer Research Library, the rare books and manuscripts library for KU. A lot of the stuff you'll see here is my day to day work, and the fun bookish stuff I get to do. Like I said, I "do" bibliography (descriptive and analytical) for KU, and catalog rare books for them.

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 2d

Hi everyone, I've got a lot of new followers here recently, so maybe it's time for an "About Me" thread? Hi! I am Jason, a bibliographer & librarian living on the edge of the western prairie. I am Associate Librarian/Professor at the University of Kansas... 📜 #bookhistory #booksky #libsky #rarebooks

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 3d

Such a fun little camera!

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 3d

Sometimes bibliography looks like this, and by extension, rare book cataloging. 4 OCLC records, 3 secondary sources, flashlight for watermarks, etc: all to determine that our copy of “Cryes of London” is from 1689, from the fifth edition, first impression: 📜 #bookhistory #booksky #libsky #rarebooks

A messy desk strewn with books and notes, with a rare book in a cradle in the center.

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 3d

Well I just learned that Spencer has one of my favorite books ever in the collection. I am sure it'll be in the newsletter with @sibyllacumae.bsky.social soon...

Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 6d

Carlisle is an outstanding bibliographer - hire them, or use their services!!! Strongly recommended!

Carlisle Yingst @ceyingst.bsky.social · 6d

anyway, apropos of nothing, if anyone needs provide editing, proofreading, or archival/special collections/bibliographical research services, I have those skills that can be used on a freelance basis and otherwise

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 6d

What the ACTUAL F

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Jason W. Dean @jasonwdean.com · 6d

See also this, which I saw in Copenhagen... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_R...

Codex Runicus - Wikipedia

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